Schools with more Black or Hispanic students are less likely to have air conditioning

Data is adjusted for area temperature and the average income of the zip code in which a school is located. Schools are grouped by percentile of Black or Hispanic students and the grouping is represented by a single dot.

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64% of schools with air conditioning

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64% of schools with air conditioning

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64% of schools with air conditioning

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Guardian graphic. Source: “Learning is inhibited by heat exposure, both internationally and within the United States” by R Jisung Park, Joshua Goodman and A Patrick Behrer